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To: TimF who wrote (373)2/28/2006 3:40:59 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 492
 
re: A National Technology Goals Foundation

Isn't that social/tax manipulation? Raising taxes to reward behavior that somebody deems in in the public interest?

Certainly not free market or libertarian.

John



To: TimF who wrote (373)3/1/2006 7:59:40 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 492
 
"If Grand Prizes and Grand Challenges are a good idea, why confine them to space?"

This has been kicking around the science fiction community for a while. I think it is a great idea. The history of prizes like this is fairly long and has produced great results. If nothing else, it sets goals that people can dream about.


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